Acting
Eda Reiss Merin
EN cinema · 29 credits
Born
31 July 1913
Died
31 March 1998 (aged 84)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Eda Reis Merin · Eda Reis Marin
Eda Reiss Merin (July 31, 1913 – March 31, 1998) was an American stage, film, television, and voice actress. With a career spanning over six decades, she appeared on Broadway, in regional and touring productions, and later in film and television. She was best known to modern audiences for her role as the babysitter Mrs. Sturak in Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) and for voicing Orddu, one of the witches, in Disney's animated feature The Black Cauldron (1985).
Known for
Filmography
Once Upon a Halloween
as Orddu (voice) (archive sound)
The Pompatus of Love
as Older Woman on Plane
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
as Mrs. Sturak
Turner & Hooch
as Mrs. Remington
The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special
as Caine's Mother
The Black Cauldron
as Orddu (voice)
House
as Mrs. Jones
War and Love
as Masha
Ghostbusters
as Louis's Neighbor
To Be or Not to Be
as Frightened Jewish Woman
A Rose for Emily
as Cousin II
Girls of the White Orchid
as Mrs. Powers
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
as Mary Gatlin
The Frisco Kid
as Mrs. Bender
First, You Cry
as Saleswoman
Hester Street
as Rabbi's Wife
Man on a Bus
as social worker
Lili
as Fruit peddler (uncredited)
Don't Bother to Knock
as Maid (uncredited)
Flying Leathernecks
as Mama Malotke (uncredited)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
as Mrs. Shirley Klein (uncredited)
No Way Out
as Nurse (uncredited)
Knock on Any Door
as Reporter (uncredited)
Leben des Galilei
as Mrs. Sarti